Jan. 28, 2011 AFMC commander visits Tinker air logistics center Inside an E-3 Sentry aircraft at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Gen. Donald Hoffman gets an update on Block 40/45 modifications, including upgrading fiber optic and traditional data cabling, from Tinker's William Baumann, E-3 Production Flight Chief for the 76th Maintenance Wing. General
Jan. 27, 2011 General calls for more speed, efficiency during 'State of ESC' address Delivering his fourth and final State of ESC address, Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds said the center had performed well against some specific targets he set a year ago.He delivered the address Jan. 26, 2011, at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass., and his speech was
Jan. 26, 2011 AFMC commander flies drone during Holloman visit Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, got a firsthand look at the base's warfighting capabilities when he flew a QF-4 Phantom II during a two-day visit here that began Jan. 20, 2011. The supersonic QF-4 is a reusable full-scale target drone modified from the F-4 Phantom, and
Jan. 25, 2011 Nuclear weapons center attains full operational capability The commander of Air Force Materiel Command declared full operational capability for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center during the change of command ceremony Jan. 20, 2011.During his comments, AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman spoke to the center's growth and noted that the center was the single
Jan. 21, 2011 Air Force announces AFRL commander's nomination for third star, new assignment The Air Force announced Jan. 20, 2011, the President's nomination of Maj. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, for promotion to the grade of lieutenant general, and assignment as commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif."I'm
Jan. 21, 2011 Long-range radar program moving forward The Electronic Systems Center's Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar program is finalizing one step and heading for the next in its development."3DELRR will be the primary ground-based long-range radar for tracking aircraft and ballistic missile threats in theater," said Maj. Brian
Jan. 21, 2011 New commander takes lead at nuclear weapons center Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak became commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, succeeding Brig. Gen. Everett Thomas, in a Jan. 20, 2011, ceremony here. Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, presided over the change of command.About 300 people, including commanders,
Jan. 19, 2011 Edwards developing new parachute system for Air Force pararescuemen Soon Air Force members who parachute into high-altitude areas will have a guardian angel helping them land safely and softly, thanks to work done here. The Air Force is replacing its nearly five-decade-old parachute system with a new one -- called the Guardian Angel Advance Parachute System, or
Jan. 19, 2011 Second ECSS test phase starts; team remedies response-time issues Members of the Hanscom logistics community transitioned into the second phase of Expeditionary Combat Support System pilot testing -- Pilot B -- Dec. 20, 2010, when they expanded system use to information technology and supply equipment management, including communications security and small arms